Monday Morning Star Count - Basting is Done

It took all day Saturday, but my quilt is basted and now I can begin quilting.  Ted was gone for the weekend on a camping trip with his first year students, so I moved the table and chairs and had the floor to myself. 

I’ve never had to piece batting so I wasn’t sure how to do it. I didn’t want it to overlap or be bunched, so I laid the pieces side by side and taped them along the seam.  I used a herringbone stitch to join them and removed the tape as I stitched along.

 

I pieced the backing with this blue fabric, along with a small amount of blue cat print.

 

I pressed the fabric the best I could with the steam iron.  (In the US, I liked Magic Sizing for ironing, but that product isn’t available in Japan.)  I carefully laid out the fabric, the batting, and the quilt top, and taped the layers to the floor.

 

After basting in all directions, I folded up the edges and pinned them. Yes, this took all day.   Let the quilting begin!

 

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